Syracuse University Noontime Running League Rules of Competition
(Last Revised: February 28, 2019.)
Individual Competition.
Records are kept of the best times for each person. Age categories are as
follows: 5 and under,6,7, 8-9, 10-11 ,12-13, 14-15, 16-17, 18-19, 20-29, 30-34,
35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65 -69, 70-74, 75-79, 80-84,85-89,
90-94, and 95+ (Additional age groups may be added as needed.)
Points are given both for participating (participation points) and for
achieving certain standards (achievement points) in the following events:
100 meters (or 55m)
200 meters
400 meters
800 meters
One mile (or 1500m)
3000 meters
5000 meters
10000 meters (or 8000m or 5 miles)
15000 meters ( or 10 miles, 1/2 marathon, or marathon )
800 meter relay (or 4 x 1 Manley relay)
1600 meter relay (or 4 x 2 Manley relay)
3200 meter relay (or 4 x 3 Manley relay)
A score for the 55m dash may be substituted for the 100m dash score, with
only the higher of the two counting toward the individual and team scores.
Similarly, a score for the 1500m run may be substituted for the mile run, and
a score for any of the 10 mile, 1/2 marathon, or marathon runs may be
substituted for the 15000m run. A score for the 8000m or 5 mile runs may
be substituted for the 10000m run. Similarly, scores for the 1,2, or 3
lap per leg relays - when scheduled in Manley Field House as a regular league
event - may be substituted for scores in the 800m, 1600m, and 3200m standard
distance relays respectively.
Team Competition
Runners will be divided into teams. Each year, during the fall
semester, a draft will be conducted to choose the teams. This will be done
in conjunction with a party at one of the local establishments. The team
selections will be binding for one year only. The team accumulating the
greatest number of points at the end of the year shall receive an award.
(The number of teams may be changed as needed in response to changes in
league participation.)
The draft procedure is as follows: Captains will select in
reverse order of the number of points they scored the previous year not including
relay points. Number 1 has the first selection; number 2 has the second
selection, etc. This order of selection is then repeated until all
available runners have been selected.
(Changes to the draft procedure shall be made at the
awards banquet so that prospective captains know where they will stand in the draft.)
The "commissioners" will attempt to coerce runners into becoming team
captains. Captains will change each year, and will have the following
responsibilities:
- Think of a clever name for your team.
- Make your draft selections.
- Provide the commissioners complete information on any team
members added after the draft.
- Encourage participation.
Eligibility
Those eligible are:
1. All runners who are not students (grad or undergrad) at Syracuse University
or the SUNY College of Forestry.
2. Any student who participated in a
minimum of four timed runs on four different dates during our official timed
runs in one of the two previous running years.
3. Each team may add to its roster a maximum of
five students who are not current varsity athletes who do not
otherwise satisfy the eligibility requirement in 2 above.
4. All runners must participate during four of our "official timed runs" on
four separate days before his/her times count for a team. Prior to the fourth
timed run, that person will be recorded as a reserve runner and will be
considered a "protected player" for his/her team.
5. In cases where a relay team is made up of some reserve runners and some
regular team members, the scores of the regular team members will count
toward the team score.
6. Steve Nix, Dick Coleman, and Lennie Tucker are "honarary SU faculty members for life"
in this program.
7. Others are encouraged to participate; we will keep track of your
individual performances, but you will not be placed on one of the noon time
teams.
Procedures
1. Events of shorter than one mile must be run on a track.
When submitting
times for 1 mile and over, indicate whether run on a track or a road.
If run on the road, it must be on a certified course or one whose distance
is deemed reasonably accurate by the commissioners. Times submitted in road
races ending in tenths will be rounded up to the next higher even second. Hand
times in the 55m dash will be converted to FAT equivalent by adding 0.24 seconds.
Times from longer distance events may not be submitted in order to earn
a participation point in a shorter event except those cases which are
explicitly allowed under the rules.
2. Relays may be run only on designated relay days and make-up days. A team
may run any relay on relay days.
3. Results submitted should be recorded in actual races. A runner may submit
a maximum of two results from informal runs, provided another person did the
timing. (The following league officials are exempt from the limit on
informal runs: Patti Ford, Terry McConnell, and Don Robbins.)
A maximum of 4 results from actual races that are not official league
events may count towards a runner's individual and team score. Such outside
results must be submitted within one month of the date they are run, if run
after the draft dinner. If run before the draft dinner, they must be submitted
within one month of the draft dinner. Outside times for runners added to the
roster after the draft dinner must be submitted within one month of that
runner's addition to the roster.
4. An individual may run the same event several times in one year. Only the
performance resulting in the most points for that event will count for
participation and achievement points.
5. The competition year runs from June 1 through May 31.
6. Captains may add names to their team roster until March 1. They may
also drop, without penalty, any runner who has not run
any of the officially scheduled events any time before March 1.
7. Those attending the End-'O-Year banquet will pay for the dinner of the
person who had the highest rated single performance during the season,
provided the person completed runs on at least four official dates. A person
who has earned a free dinner will not be eligible for another free dinner
for five years. Also, runners whose point total on May 15 exactly equals their
age (in years) on May 15 shall be recognized at the banquet.
8. A prize named the "Jerry Bisson Prize" shall be awarded for best team name.
9. If a runner participates in official league events on two different days
of the same week, both appearances shall count towards the four required
by eligibility rule 4 above.
10. A prize named the "Roger Factor Prize" shall be awarded to the captain
or captains of the team having
the smallest percentage of runners on reserve as of the end of the competition year.
It honors the memory of longtime league member Roger Hahn,
and his unique ability to motivate his teammates to participate in league
events.
Point System
Participation Points: Every runner who participates in a race will receive
one participation point for his/her team regardless of the time. You may
only score one participation point per event. (Exception: runners 85 years
old and older earn 2 points per event for participation in non-relay events.)
Achievement Points: Additional points may be earned in each event by equaling
or bettering the standard in the appropriate category found in the
scoring table.